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Episode 121

How Agriculture and AI Converge, with Melissa Beer

Melissa Beer grew up in a Mennonite farming community in Canada and now leads a New Zealand based tech company focused on bridging primary sector agriculture with modern data and AI solutions. After starting her first business at seventeen selling grass fed organic beef direct to consumer, she moved to New Zealand and built a technology venture that is designed to help the value chain express and transfer value from farm to consumer.

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Episode 99

From Entrepreneur to Business Broker, with Serdar Kabul

Serdar Kabul is a Turkish-born business broker who moved to New Zealand in 2013. After starting two import businesses, he discovered his passion for selling businesses during his own exit process. This led him to join Link as a broker seven years ago, specialising in manufacturing, engineering, and import/export businesses.

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Episode 98

Creating Conditions to be Lucky, with Lisbeth Jacobs

Lisbeth Jacobs is CEO of Gallagher Animal Management, a Belgian engineer with a PhD who has built an international career spanning R&D, venture capital, and technology leadership. Her journey led her from Belgium to New Zealand via marriage, then to China where she headed R&D for a steel multinational, before returning to New Zealand in 2012.

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Episode 97

From Orchard to Ownership, with Darren Wright

Darren Wright is a chartered accountant turned entrepreneur who grew up on an orchard and parlayed his farming background into a successful business career. He's currently a managing partner at William Buck, an accounting firm with 100 employees, and serves as a director at an IT company with 40 staff members.

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Episode 96

Designing Work and Wealth Beyond Tech, with Daniel Walters

Daniel Walters is a seasoned technology leader turned consultant and CTO coach based in Auckland, New Zealand. His career journey began with aspirations in film and television before pivoting to technology, leading him through roles at companies like Hitwise (acquired by Experian) and Seek, where he served as CTO overseeing their JobsDB and Job Street acquisitions across Southeast Asia. After a decade in Malaysia, he relocated to New Zealand during the pandemic to be closer to family.

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Episode 95

Building Resilient Futures Through Youth, with Steve Campbell

Steve Campbell, co-founder of a New Zealand–based youth development charity, has dedicated over 25 years to search and rescue, emergency management, and community service with YSAR. With a background spanning farming, policing, and regional council work, Steve’s driving force is altruism, legacy-building, and empowering the next generation.

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Episode 94

Redefining Wealth through Conservation and Community, with Dr. Nick Edgar

Dr. Nick Edgar is the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Landcare Trust, with a PhD in freshwater ecology. Originally focused on scientific research studying aquatic ecosystems, he transitioned to applied environmental work, leading a team of coordinators across New Zealand who collaborate with farmers, landowners, and rural communities to improve waterway health through practical conservation efforts.

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Episode 93

Personal Transformation, Values, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship, with Will Gregory

Will is a recruitment professional and business partner at The Pond Recruitment, who recently completed a transformative three‑month executive coaching course. After experiencing a failed business venture in 2008–2009, Will spent years working for others before buying into an established recruitment company, gaining “skin in the game.”

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Episode 92

Crypto Venture Capital, Regulation, and Wealth Building Strategies, with Nawaz Ahmed

Nawaz is a General Partner at GD1, a New Zealand‑based venture capital firm managing a $150 million Fund III investing in local tech businesses, alongside a smaller crypto‑focused fund with a global mandate. Nawaz oversees the crypto fund, having transitioned from angel investing after navigating New Zealand’s traditionally crypto‑skeptical venture capital landscape.

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Episode 91

Business Succession, Intergenerational Wealth, and Financial Literacy, with Lloyd Kirby

Lloyd is a senior partner at RSM, one of New Zealand’s largest international accounting practices with 19 partners and 180 staff nationwide. With over 35 years in the industry, Lloyd specialises in business succession planning and exit strategies, helping SME owners prepare for retirement using tools like B‑Star evaluation software.

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